__12__

　　it would stop him picking up anything, but it did

　　_

　　13_

　　his ability to play the mandolin. After the accident, When I came home and asked him to play, Dad would make

　　___14___

　　for why he couldn't play. For the family it didn't make any

　　__15_ ___ that Dad couldn't play as well.

　　In August of 1993, my father was discovered with lung cancer. He chose not to receive treatments so that he could live out the rest of his life

　　_16 ___

　　dignity. About a week before his death, we asked Dad if he would play the mandolin for us. He made excuses but said "okay". He knew it would probably be the

　　_

　　_17__

　　time he would play for us. He tuned up the old mandolin and played a few

　　_18 __

　　. When I looked around, there was not a

　　_ 19_

　　eye in the family. We saw before us a quiet man with an inner strength. Dad would never play the mandolin for us again. Dad was doing something he had done all his life,

　　_ _20_____. As sick as he was, he was still pleasing others. Dad sure could play that Mandolin!

　　A. equipment

　　B. instrument

　　C. musical

　　D. musician

　　A. read

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